10. It is true that ageing is an ____ process, yet there no need to ____ despair: there is much that we can do to delay the worst effects of old age.
(A) upsetting – refuse to
(B) interminable – agree to
(C) inexorable – wallow in
(D) inevitable – gloss over

（一）擾亂 - 拒絕（二）無休止的 - 同意（丙）的必然 - 沉迷於（四）必然 - 光澤度超過

gloss over

interminable   同義詞endless, long, lengthy, infinite

a. 形容詞

1.沒完沒了的, 無止盡的; 冗長不堪的

an interminable debate 冗長的辯論

inexorable      a. 形容詞

1.無法改變的; 不可阻擋的

inexorable price rises 無法抑制的物價上漲

their inexorable fate 他們的無可變更的命運

2.無動於衷的; 毫不寬容的, 無情的

an inexorable opponent 無情的對手

wallow     同義詞roll, flounder, rock, reel

vi. 不及物動詞

1.(豬等在泥水中)打滾[(+in)]

He threw himself upon his back and wallowed at my feet.他四腳朝天地倒下去, 在我腳邊打滾。

2.沈迷; 縱樂[(+in)]

He is wallowing in pleasure.他縱情玩樂。

The horses wallowed in the rank grass; the children ran about to gather sticks for the fire.馬兒縱樂於茂密的青草中; 孩子們跑來跑去拾柴生火。

3.(船等)顛簸; 笨重地駛行

The boat wallowed in the storing sea.那條船在波濤洶湧的海上顛簸而行。

4.(煙等)冒起

n. 名詞

1.打滾[S][(+in)]

2.(動物)打滾的地方[C]

3.墮落

His parents are partly responsible for his wallow. 他的父母對他的墮落負有部分責任。

wallow in      沈迷於

He\'s really wallowing in the praise of his new book.他簡直沈醉于別人對他新書的讚美中。